Thousands Of Union Protesters Have Stormed The State Capitol In Michigan To Protest The GOP's Right-To-Work Billhttp://www.businessinsider.com/unions-michigan-right-to-work-protests-2012-12/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:17:26 -0500Grace Wylerhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c817be69bedd5e6f000016Chris BarbieriWed, 12 Dec 2012 00:35:58 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c817be69bedd5e6f000016
That's alright. The joke's on them, as people aren't exactly jumping at the bit to move to either of those states, making them all the more irrelevant with each coming election.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c81410eab8ea6802000007Chris BarbieriWed, 12 Dec 2012 00:20:16 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c81410eab8ea6802000007
Gary Anderson
And unions cost people their jobs, hence the reason why Michigan and California have such high unemployment rates, and why people are fleeing those states in droves.
If unions are so great, then why aren't people in right to work states trying to unionize? And why aren't we all flocking to Michigan for all of those wonderful union jobs? Instead, the tide is going the other way. On top of that, auto workers in right to work states are making wages that are on par with those in Michigan, and enjoying a cheaper cost of living as well.
Sorry Gary, if anyone here is the "elite" it's you. You sound about as out of touch as the elites in Washington.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c811bdecad04193c00000eChris BarbieriWed, 12 Dec 2012 00:10:21 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c811bdecad04193c00000e
These people protesting are either stuck in the past, and refuse to get with the times, or they just want to continue being rewarded for mediocrity.
Many are still stuck with the notion that because something worked in the first half of the 20th century must mean that it will work like a charm today.
The greedy unions don't want competition. They'd rather enjoy the monopoly they have, even if it means sucking the state dry.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c80e9969bedd4f5900001bChris BarbieriTue, 11 Dec 2012 23:56:57 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c80e9969bedd4f5900001b
People protesting their right to choose? This is why I cannot support Democrats. They think people are too stupid, and need to have their decisions made for them. Auto workers should not have to be forced to join, and pay dues to the corrupt UAW that has helped stagnate Michigan's economy by encouraging businesses to move elsewhere.
These people are stuck in a bygone era, and either need to get on board with how things are done in this century, or get left behind, and continue to see their unemployment rise, their state's population continue to dwindle.
When looking at cities such as Detroit and Flint, I don't see how anyone can be against this. Clearly, they care more about their own selfish interests than the wellbeing of their state and country. If they would just take off their blinders, and step out of the 1950s, they just might see the writing on the wall and how becoming a right-to-work state can be better for both businesses and workers.
All unions, like the UAW, know how to do is pit employees against their employers, and that never ends well in this day and age.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7e9fdeab8eabb26000008jeff50Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:20:45 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7e9fdeab8eabb26000008
What a bunch of propaganda . This isn't an assault on labor . If you want to join a union you can and if you don't you don't have to . That's called freedom . .http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7c1a8ecad04c027000004To the ContraryTue, 11 Dec 2012 18:28:40 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7c1a8ecad04c027000004
"Sorry, people who work in right to work states are at a distinct disadvantage."
Not so much. At least they'll still have jobs in 10 years. Clinton signed the death warrant for labor unions when NAFTA passed. And public employee unions are extortion rackets, period. They are the poster children for the phrase "conflict of interest", and should be universally outlawed.
The only unions with any place in the present-day US are unions for skilled tradesmen.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7a846ecad04df75000007Pax DickinsonTue, 11 Dec 2012 16:40:22 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7a846ecad04df75000007
Union thugs committing political violence. Good thing this wasn't Tea Party related or it'd be a very big deal.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_F3oev06i0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_F3oev06i0</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7964369bedd3733000004ngg74Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:23:31 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7964369bedd3733000004
So what? People are FREE. I don't owe a damn thing to any union and whether they are good or bad I am entitled to my right to choose.
Remember that phrase? "Right to choose" the left rams it down our throats till we are sick, now it's your turn.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c78ebeeab8ea4751000015Gary AndersonTue, 11 Dec 2012 14:51:26 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c78ebeeab8ea4751000015
Spoken like a true elite, Ted. Most workers hate right to work laws because they weaken bargaining and eventually kill wages.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c78e80ecad047e45000007Gary AndersonTue, 11 Dec 2012 14:50:24 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c78e80ecad047e45000007
Sorry, people who work in right to work states are at a distinct disadvantage.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c788cdecad04883c000002dljenniTue, 11 Dec 2012 14:26:05 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c788cdecad04883c000002
Grace, i don't see mention of the fact that public schools actually CLOSED today because so many teachers were going to protest. Let's see, educate Americas youth, or go protest for a union that is effectively bankrupting education in America....We see where your priorities lie.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7885169bedd470f000003dljenniTue, 11 Dec 2012 14:24:01 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7885169bedd470f000003
Thank Obama for all the illegal immigrants.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c787bcecad044d36000018dljenniTue, 11 Dec 2012 14:21:32 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c787bcecad044d36000018
Funny how Obama care can be rammed down the throats of 60% of America, but a few Union thugs see their lined pockets getting picked and they demonstrate and destroy stuff(i.e. Wisconsin & now Michigan).
Grow up fools. You represent a small minority.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c77dbc69bedd6c6d000039GregTue, 11 Dec 2012 13:38:52 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c77dbc69bedd6c6d000039
There are 26 million people here. That includes roughly 1.5 Million college students if you ONLY look at State schools. We have High School kids here as well. I'm floored that there are only 550,000 minimum wage jobs in this state.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7766decad042215000014ngg74Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:07:41 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7766decad042215000014
"Whadda we want"
"More union strangleholds, less choice for everyone and increased control of the means of production"
"When do we want it ?"
"After were done explaining that we aren't communists"http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c772fceab8eaac15000003InOntheKillTakerTue, 11 Dec 2012 12:53:00 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c772fceab8eaac15000003
From 2007 to 2010, the number of minimum wage workers in Texas rose from 221,000 to 550,000, an increase of nearly 150 percent
Keep up the good work Perry!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c76f1469bedd904c000006Ty WebbTue, 11 Dec 2012 12:36:20 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c76f1469bedd904c000006
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/chrysler-workers-drinking_n_2272291.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/chrysler-workers-drinking_n_2272291.html</a>
They were paid on leave for two years, now back to work. Thats a union for you. Abolish unions, they are bankrupting the country.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c76ad6ecad04d57f00000eGregTue, 11 Dec 2012 12:18:14 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c76ad6ecad04d57f00000e
Don't hear any complaints here in TX where "Right to Work" has been the rule as long as anyone can remember.
BTW peak unemployment here was 8% (now 6.6%) when the US peaked at over 10%. Real estate prices never crashed. The recession was brief and mild and is over, unless you owned a lot of stock.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7692c69bedd6b3d000004Mr. DickmanTue, 11 Dec 2012 12:11:08 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7692c69bedd6b3d000004
If the unions are what's best for the worker, then the worker should have the right to decide for herself.
Of course, if the worker wants an abortion, then it's her body and her decision.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c768da6bb3f7c066000001JoshTue, 11 Dec 2012 12:09:46 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c768da6bb3f7c066000001
I can't believe anyone would want to prevent this. Why should anyone be required to pay money to a union in order to have a job with a company? Forced socialism. Disgusting.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7679b69bedd3b3700000bTed Dibiase Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:04:27 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7679b69bedd3b3700000b
Unions were once relevant and important. Now they corrupt and cause more problems than they solve. Right-to-Work allows for choice and if Unions were so great. Employees would choose to work in a Union, if it is not someone's cup of tea then they can choose not to. I much rather live in a competitive world where raises and perks are given to those who work hard and earn it, not in a world full of union workers blabbing about how they deserve things.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7651169bedd5634000003jwoodsTue, 11 Dec 2012 11:53:37 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c7651169bedd5634000003
Well, apparently, whatever they have been doing in Michigan in the past hasn't been working out for them that well. Have you seen the photos of Detroit?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c76428eab8ea0e71000001splinterTue, 11 Dec 2012 11:49:44 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c76428eab8ea0e71000001
Thousands "protesting", while millions at work praying it passes. Public unions suck. They've been corrupted by corrupt politicians and greedy union leaders.